fellah

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  1. noun A peasant or agricultural laborer in an Arab country, such as Syria or Egypt.

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  1. Arabic fallāḥ, from falaḥa, to cultivate, till; see plḥ in Semitic roots.

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  1. Arabic fellāh, plural fellāhīn, a plowman, a peasant; cf. falāha, agriculture, from falaha, cleave (the soil), plow, till.
 

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/ˈfɛlə/
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